Disclosure: I was provided with some product for this post. This post may contain affiliate links. Yes my friends, I know it's still September BUT it seems the holiday season creeps in earlier and earlier every year. As a blogger I get to attend some fun events where brands showcase their latest and great toys. I get to try them out without my kids saying "I want to play" I get to test out ...
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Friday’s Fresh Picks: Birthday Party Gift Ideas
Disclosure: I was provided with product to facilitate this post, all opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links For some reason in it always seems like the summer is filled with kid's birthday parties. I am always running to one party from another and stopping for karate, baseball, ice cream or gift in between. When we started attending birthday parties I would take the kids ...
‘Brilliance Award’ Winners Give Parents 10 Awesome Toy Choices Just In Time For The Holidays
Disclosure: I was provided with product in order to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own Children learn through play! Toys are fun, but they are also tools that help children learn about themselves and the world around them. As children play they learn to solve problems, get along with others and develop the fine and gross motor skills needed to grow and learn! With that said, selecting ...
Friday’s Fresh Picks: Top Retro Toys Every Kid Should Own
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links I have been working on my gift guides and it made me think of all the Cool Retro Toys from my childhood that I wish my kids had!! So many toys have evolved and my kids play My Little Pony, like I did, and Star Wars, like my husband did. Here are my picks for toys I wish were still around! Or that just make me laugh when I think of ...
VTech Holiday Giveaway {One Winner Four Great Toys}
When Derek and Hayley were younger they loved anything that made a lot of noise, sang songs, was big/plastic/colorful and that they could ride on!! VTech toys always delivered in every aspect plus they were durable, easy to clean and typically made it through both kids!! Today, in an effort to help you start you holiday shopping early, I have joined in on a giveaway with We're Parents?! and ...
Our Generation Dolls
Disclosure: I was provided with an Our Generation Doll in order to facilitate this post but all the opinions are my own Hayley LOVES dolls. She call them her babes. Not babies, not dollies but babes. I laugh inside every time I hear her say things like "Mommy, can I bring my babes to Derek's baseball game" Recently she has seen some larger dolls and asked if she could get some "girls" I ...
National Play-Doh Day! #PlayDohDay
There are certain things that no matter your age you can just sit down and enjoy. Play-Doh is certainly one of those activities and it's great for the entire family! From toddler to adult sitting and rolling some Play-Doh into a snake or a meatball never gets old. Last night I sat down with Derek and Hayley to make some creations for National Play-Doh Day! I told them this time we were only ...
Easy and Accessible LEGO Storage with Swoop Bags
It has become my mission to find a better way to store LEGOs. An easy way that Derek can bring them upstairs, downstairs and on road if needed. Since Derek loves LEGOs I want him to be able to freely access them, which means many type of tupperware, drawers and such don't work well because his little hands have a hard time opening it AND he never ever puts anything away in a ...
My Little Pony Flip & Whirl Rainbow Dash Pony Figure
Disclosure: I was provided with product to facilitate this post and it may contain affiliate links. All opinions are my own. Hayley and Derek are both obsessed with the show My Little Pony. I can often be found singing the theme song since I watch it so much. I love characters that stand the test of time and My Little Pony is totally one of those since I remember them from my childhood, ok ...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles {Giveaway}
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are super hot this holiday season. As a mom, I love seeing characters from my childhood come back into my house by way of my children and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are surely doing that this year. Derek, 5 yrs old, loves Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It's amazing how these Ninja loving Turtles have quickly risen to a top toy choice by Derek. Teenage Mutant ...
FurReal Friends Cuddles My Giggly Monkey Pet {Review}
FurReal Friends Cuddles My Giggly Monkey Pet Hayley has been non-stop begging asking for Cuddles for about two months now. Consistency in asking is a criteria I use when picking a gift for my kids. It means they really are interested, I think! Hayley's new favorite song is "Best Friends Are FurReal Friends" and every time the commercial comes on she and Derek tell me Santa is ...
Toy Insider #HotToys13 Holiday Party
Last week I got to go to The Toy Insider's Holiday Party in NY. I was so excited to take the day off work wear clothes without kids stains on them and head into the city with my good friends Lindsay from The Naughty Mommy and Linda from Giggles. Gobbles and Gulps. Linda was late as usual due to traffic but everything worked out fine and we started our way up the Turnpike and into ...